The effect of tailored patient multimedia education on older patient's engagement in falls prevention strategies after hospital discharge.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Accidental Falls; Adverse events after hospital discharge; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000963921
• Lead Sponsor: Dr. Anne-Marie Hill

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Inpatient in medical or rehabilitation ward being discharged from hospital within one week of enrollment into study
Discharged to community dwelling
Able to provide written informed consent
Speaks English as first language

Exclusion Criteria

Discharge is to hostel or nursing home
Any diagnosis of cognitive impairment or confusion
Under care of palliative or mental health medical officer
Hearing impairment that precludes receiving telephone call
Re-admission to hospital within last 14 days

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber and amount of falls prevention strategies engaged in by participants, assessed by telephone survey[Baseline and 1 month after hospital discharge];Participants' self perceived risk and knowledge about falls and falls prevention strategies in the period after hospital discharge assessed by face to face survey.[Baseline and immediately post education and prior to hospital discharge]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participants' in the intervention group - self percieved risk and knowledge about falls and falls prevention, and confidence and motivation to engage in falls prevention strategies after receiving the education, assessed with face to face survey based on the Health Belief Model[Baseline and immediately after the education and prior to discharge];Participants in the intervention group - rate audibility, clarity and general presentation of multimedia materials, assessed with face to face survey developed from previous trial that assessed presentation of multimedia materials.[Immediately after engagement with multimedia education section of the intervention]